being too late; losing one's final chance
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
approximate age; age range
three; three years of age
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to yearn for; to be in love with
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
memories; recollections; reminiscence
inattention; absent-mindedness
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving